Lesson 9 of 15 · Push and Pull
Experiment⭐ 30 XPDown It Falls!
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Push and Pull.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
You can build a tower with blocks, but if you push it, it falls because of gravity!
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- blocks
Safety First
- Have an adult check your set-up before you start, and tidy everything away afterwards.
Steps
Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?
Build a tower with blocks. How tall can you make it before it falls?
Draw a picture of what you see.
Share what you learned with someone!
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What makes a ball roll?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
Ready?
Down It Falls!
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
Full screen — no distractions
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